Kuwait has turned down a request by the Indian Embassy for granting a suitable piece of land for setting up an Indian temple and an electrical crematorium, for the benefit of the Indian Hindu community in Kuwait.

In response to a note from the Indian Embassy on 4 June, 2017, requesting the space, Kuwait Foreign Ministry’s Asia Affairs Department, through its letter dated 6 July, 2017, said it regretted not being able to comply with the request as it was found to be incompatible with the laws of the State of Kuwait.